106. No Wonder. She's Alice's Daughter After All

Ryūhei and Ayaka heard something incredible from Klee along the way. Both Ryūhei and Ayaka couldn't help but exclaim.

"Your Mom is Alice?"

There was no way they would forget that eccentric woman who caused so much trouble everywhere. They couldn't imagine that they would meet her daughter here. And, it seems that the daughter inherited similar traits to her mother.

Alice visited Inazuma almost 2 years ago. And before she disappeared around a little more than a year ago, she visited the Kamisato estate. Except at the time she visited the Kamisato estate, he didn't know what she did exactly, but he heard that she made quite a fuss and made the Shogun's army chase her. Perhaps, she blew up the Raiden Shogun's statue or something. Who knows?

Fun fact, the Raiden Shogun initiated the Vision Hunt Decree after Alice disappeared.

"Big brother and big sister know Klee's Mom?" Klee's expression was full of curiosity, wanting to know what her mother looked like in their eyes.

Ryūhei nodded.

"Yep. Your mother is just like you, cheerful, adventurous, curious, smart, and powerful."

He couldn't talk badly about her mother, could he? In his mind, it was better to praise her mother without exposing her bad side. Even though he was just making excuses, she was actually the woman with the traits he mentioned earlier. And Ryūhei had no idea about it since he didn't really pay attention to her.

"Klee knew it. Mom is so smart and powerful. Mom taught and guided Klee on how to make beautiful fireworks and bombs. One day, Klee's bombs would become something that Mom would be proud of."

'Oi, oi! Dear Klee's mother!! What did you teach her exactly? Making her a little arsonist?'

Ryūhei expressed concern over what Alice was teaching her daughter. He looked at Ayaka who had the same expression as him.

That teaching was definitely out of place. Who are the parents who teach their children to make bombs? Perhaps, that person could only be Alice. But well, Ryūhei now lives in a fantasy world where many monsters roam everywhere, causing almost all of the younger generation to be taught how to fight. Therefore, something like Alice teaching her daughter to make bombs was probably normal, even though none of the parents in Inazuma were like that. Was it?

Meanwhile, Veldora didn't pay attention to them as his gaze was fixed on the Dragon Ball manga after knowing that Ryūhei wanted to deliver the manga to Mondstadt. While Rimuru rested on Veldora's head, enjoying the breeze on the way.

"Klee, you should be careful. Besides being able to injure other people, your bomb can also injure you." Ryūhei reminded her.

"Ah, Klee knows. Klee occasionally blew up things and got grounded by Master Jean in the confinement room to self-reflect. That's why big brother Kaeya wrote 'Rules to Live By in the Knights of Favonius' for Klee."

'Good job, Master Jean!' Ryūhei commented to himself. Though, he didn't know who the heck Master Jean was. But, that was odd. She said she occasionally blew up things yet didn't stop. It was as if she wasn't afraid of the explosion at all. When Ryūhei asked her, she told him.

"Klee created a bomb that was even bigger than super big. Then, Klee's workshop blew sky-high and left a mountain of smoking ash. But, Klee was alright."

Rather than disappointment or dejection, her expression looked pleasant before adding while pointing at her Pyro Vision. "And that was the time that Klee obtained this little glass marble. It must be an acknowledgment from Lord Barbatos. Klee feels Klee should go fish blasting even more freely to meet Lord Barbatos' expectations."

'Dafuq!' Ryūhei exclaimed inwardly.

It might be understandable if Klee did have a Vision beforehand. But, it seemed she was already resistant to explosions without having a Pyro Vision.

'But more importantly, isn't the so-called Lord Barbatos the Anemo Archon? Why did she think that fish blasting would let her meet the Anemo Archon?'

Ryūhei felt that this girl's recklessness was too dangerous for the others. Ryūhei wondered what her parents and guardian were doing by neglecting such a cute but deadly creature. He wanted to cuss Alice so much. It was a good thing that this little girl met him, but what if this girl met bad people instead?

Ryūhei sighed.

"Don't do that too often, okay? The fish ecosystem will be in chaos if you continue fish blasting."

Klee tilted her head because she didn't understand. Seeing her, Ryūhei patted her. "I mean, if you keep fish blasting, all the fish will disappear and you won't be able to fish blasting anymore. Just do it moderately, okay!"

Understanding what he said, Klee nodded in relief. She thought that Ryūhei would prevent her from fish blasting, but it seemed she misunderstood.

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Around an hour later, the City of Mondstadt came into view.

Ryūhei could see a city in the middle of the lake surrounded by a tall fortress like a fortress he had seen in a movie in his previous life. Just then, he saw a young man run in his direction.

"Ah. It's big brother Albedo." Klee exclaimed.

"Oh, is he the big brother you told me along the way?" Ayaka asked her because she had an elder brother as well.

"Yep. Big brother Albedo is so smart and gentle. He's super nice to Klee too! He always plays with the weirdest things, so Klee loves following him around~!"

The young man arrived in front of them in a short time while calling Klee.

"Klee. Where have you been? You've made the others worry."

Albedo is a handsome young man with 170 cm in height. From his appearance, he looked like a 20-year-old youth. He has bright teal eyes with three dots in each iris, pale skin, and pale blond hair, partially pulled back in a braided half ponytail reaching below his shoulders. He wears a long white coat with short sleeves and a black hood. Under this are an indigo shirt and a pair of black shorts, thigh-high black boots, and long black gloves.

His sense of clothing style was quite good which made Ryūhei nod. Although, Ryūhei prefers light clothing like T-shirts or similar rather than heavy-looking clothes.

However, one thing that makes Ryūhei curious about Albedo is that he looks different from ordinary humans in general. Ryūhei can see any energy around him using his eyes, and he also understands any energy or matters that humans normally absorb or use.

And there was something different when Ryūhei's gaze focused on Albedo.

'Is he not human? Then what is he?' Ryūhei asked himself. After a little pondering, it might be better if he didn't pry about this. And shortly after, Albedo turned to them.

"Hello everyone. I'm Albedo. I have to thank you for looking after Klee. I hope she doesn't cause any problems for you all." Then, Albedo turned to Klee. "Klee, say thank you."

"Thank you for taking care of Klee." Klee bowed a little while saying that.

However, Ryūhei waved his hand.

"No, no. We should be the ones who should be thankful. Klee has shown us the way to Mondstadt."

"Is that so?" Albedo saw their characteristics and clothing, he immediately deduced that Ryūhei and Ayaka were people from Inazuma. However, he knitted his brow when he saw Veldora behind them.

'Is that person an Oni from Inazuma? But why does he have scales like the Eleazar symptoms of Sumeru's disease? And what's with that slime? Should I ask him to study it? No. Although that slime looks docile, we're not that close. It's rude to ask for something like that.' Albedo couldn't help but talk to himself.

He looked at Ryūhei before speaking.

"Although you said so. Let me express my gratitude by bringing Klee back."

Since Albedo said that, Ryūhei decided to ask something.

"In that case, please tell me where the HQ of the Knights of Favonius is. I need to deliver something."

'Deliver something?' Albedo asked in his mind. Then he glanced at the backpack that Ryūhei carried before his gaze fixed on Veldora, or rather the thing in his hand. 'Is that a manga?'

Albedo turned to Ryūhei once again.

"If I may ask, is the order from the Knights of Favonius a manga order?"

"Huh?"

"Ah, excuse me for my rudeness in not introducing myself properly. I am Albedo, Chief Alchemist of the Knights of Favonius. I was the one who requested an order in Lisa's name from the Knights of Favonius. I can lead the way for you to deliver the order directly to her."

"Yes, please."

Ryūhei did not expect that the young man in front of him was a member of the Knights of Favonius. Moreover, he was the Chief Alchemist. But, what he heard next made him think that the Knights of Favonius had a problem.

"Big brother, you should have told Klee that you wanted to visit the Knights of Favonius. Klee also knows the way. After all, Klee is also part of the Knights of Favonius, Klee the Spark Knight."